Steam for Linux

We have a few problems in the Steam Linux client that we're trying to pin down but we need more specific configuration information than we're getting in order to diagnose them. We're looking for a handful of volunteers hitting these problems that are willing to send us detailed configuration information. If you're hitting one of these issues reproducibly, you are familiar with the Linux shell and GitHub and you can upload configuration information please reply to this.

ok, I did a lot more testing, and this is how I fixed the problem:sudo sh /users/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh --forcesudo rebootsudo apt-get install linux-headers-genericsudo apt-get update (there was a new kernel update to 3.2.0-38-generic)sudo rebootinstalled the ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (**experimental**beta) from Additional Drivers http://imgur.com/gKtCJ6F Interestingly it reports that the driver is not currently in use.system info (note the video driver version) http://pastebin.com/Le1crGZC

I am not currently receiving the Assertion Failed: X context is not using direct rendering...error, where I was previously receiving it on every launch of steam.

Good, I'm glad you were able to resolve your issue. Incorrect driver configurations are often the cause of the indirect rendering issue and we've created a support page to track diagnosis and repair of such issue.